CLASSIC ROCK Q107 » scam http://q1077.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:38:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How Can You Tell If An Online Dating Profile is Fake? http://q1077.com/how-can-you-tell-if-an-online-dating-profile-is-fake/ http://q1077.com/how-can-you-tell-if-an-online-dating-profile-is-fake/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:49 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=129753 If you see an online profile that says something like, "Rich Algerian Prince with a PhD seeks quality relationship with a good Catholic," be leary!

And know that words like "hot" and "bombshell" are sometimes used by people of varying degrees of actual hotness.  People who post ads have been known to exaggerate the truth a tad.

One in ten online dating profiles is fake, and many of them contain key trigger words.  What are they?

]]> http://q1077.com/how-can-you-tell-if-an-online-dating-profile-is-fake/feed/ 0 Playboy.com Texas Woman Robbed of $200 in iPad Scam http://q1077.com/texas-woman-robbed-of-200-in-ipad-scam/ http://q1077.com/texas-woman-robbed-of-200-in-ipad-scam/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:24 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=90866 Something to keep in mind as the holidays approach: People are selling things everywhere! They’re even trying to sell iPads at gas stations. But it doesn’t always turn out to be legit.

A Texas woman was scammed out of $200 after a man approached her at a gas station and asked if she wanted to buy “an iPad worth $800 for $200.” Apple hasn’t even shipped the highest-priced iPads yet, with retail price ranging from $629 to $829, but if you’re at a gas station pumping gas, you probably have other things on your mind besides retail releases and ship dates. Did the scammer get caught?

]]> http://q1077.com/texas-woman-robbed-of-200-in-ipad-scam/feed/ 0 Beware of the Latest Nacogdoches County Utility Scam http://q1077.com/beware-of-the-latest-nacogdoches-county-utility-scam/ http://q1077.com/beware-of-the-latest-nacogdoches-county-utility-scam/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:52:50 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=65798 The criminals never stop thinking do they?  Always looking for an easy buck while targeting innocent humans simply trying to follow the law.

According to the Texas Attorney General's office, the latest scam striking Nacogdoches County "claims that Americans can get federal assistance to help cover the cost of their utility bills".

]]> http://q1077.com/beware-of-the-latest-nacogdoches-county-utility-scam/feed/ 0 City of Lufkin E-Mail 'Hitman' Invades Nacogdoches [VIDEO] http://q1077.com/e-mail-hitman-invades-nacogdoches-video/ http://q1077.com/e-mail-hitman-invades-nacogdoches-video/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:58:07 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=60691 Do you think we need a "Believe It Or Not Section" on the Q107 website?

Just when it can't get any weirder out there, the Nacogdoches police are issuing a warning to be on the lookout for a scam targeting your inbox.  While this crime epidemic has been steadily spreading around the country, it has arrived in East Texas.  Here's a reminder about how remarkable technological advancement breed a new form of cyber terrorism.

]]> http://q1077.com/e-mail-hitman-invades-nacogdoches-video/feed/ 0 Military Members, Beware of Scam http://q1077.com/military-members-beware-of-scam/ http://q1077.com/military-members-beware-of-scam/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:39:31 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=58580 The IRS is warning of a new scam that targets the military.

Perhaps we've all been perturbed by a scam at some point in our lives...one that comes in the form of a telemarketing phone call or an email that phishes for personal and financial information. But why bother our military heroes with that type of nonsense?! The criminals behind this scam may really tick off a lot of people. We're supposed to support the troops, not con them.

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